Discover ways to celebrate Juneteenth in New York City in 2025—the 160th anniversary of the day slavery ended in the United States.

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Katie Gatti Tassin writes about how a mother’s unpaid labor built capitalism—and how women still pay the price today.

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So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...

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Inventor Granville T. Woods dedicated his life to developing ... and industrial jobs before establishing a company to develop electrical apparatus. Known as "Black Edison," he registered nearly 60 ...